From families to formal contracts: An approach to development

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-119

  Kumar, Krishna B ^a   Matsusaka, John G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital relevant to institutions; Modernization; Rise of the West; Trading and transactions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LABOR DIVISION; MODERNIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349197236     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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